Berkeley Journalism Fall 2022 Departmental Application Fee Waiver Request Form

Eligible applicants may request to waive the application fee to the Berkeley Journalism MJ program. Please be sure to request a waiver before submitting your application. We cannot issue fee waivers retroactively for applications that have already been paid for and submitted.

Prior to submitting your application, please complete this form. We will reply via email within three business days with eligibility confirmation and next steps.

(* Indicates a required field)

* First Name

* Last Name

* Email Address (please list the same email address used in your application, as this will help us match your application fee waiver approval with the correct application)

* Which degree program are you applying to?

Journalism & Asian Studies MJ/MA

Journalism MJ

Public Health & Journalism MPH/MJ

* Applicants must meet at least one of the following criteria to be eligible for a departmental application fee waiver. Please check all that apply.

I participated in a pipeline program

I am a military service member (active duty, reserves, National Guard, and veterans)

The admissions team offered an application fee waiver to me because I attended a specific graduate fair

If you are a member of a pipeline program, please select which one:

Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA)

National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)

National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ)

Native American Journalists Association (NAJA)

The Association of LGBTQ Journalists (NLGJA)

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program (for applicants from from Sub-Saharan African countries)

Other (please detail below)

If you are a participant of a program not listed above whose mission explicitly aligns with our diversity mission, you may request a waiver by including program details below.

* By entering my name below, I certify that the above statements are true.